Clinical Fellow in Hepatology

Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Charity; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's health institution in Birmingham seeks a dedicated medical professional to join the Paediatric Hepatology Department. The role involves comprehensive management of children with liver diseases, including peri-operative care and outpatient responsibilities. The successful candidate will work closely with the medical and surgical teams, cover out-of-hours service rotas, and engage in multidisciplinary meetings. This position promotes diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from various backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Manage children with liver disease, including peri-operative care.
• Present patients for MDT meetings and provide summaries.
• Consult via telephone for specialist advice.
• Assist with theatre lists for liver procedures.
• Attend outpatient clinics and prepare feedback.

Job description

This additional post will join the existing post‑graduate medical team of three senior trainees (ST4‑8), one junior trainee (ST2‑3) and two Physician Associates in the Paediatric Hepatology Department at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The successful candidate will work closely with both medical and surgical teams and cover out‑of‑hours service rotas shared between hepatology and gastroenterology. This includes covering hepatology and gastroenterology inpatients from 17:00 to 21:00 on weekdays and from 08:30 to 21:00 on weekends on a rotational basis.

Responsibilities

• Day‑to‑day management of children with all forms of liver disease, including peri‑operative care of children receiving liver transplantation and liver and small bowel transplantation.
• Present patients for MDT meetings, including formal transplant assessment presentations.
• Admission of acute and elective patients.
• Timely summary letters of discharges from the ward.
• Provide specialist advice via telephone consultations from the extensive catchment area; discuss with on‑call consultant and follow up referred patients.
• Assist with theatre lists to gain experience in liver biopsy and therapeutic endoscopy.
• Attend outpatient clinics, prepare and give feedback to the named consultant at the Thursday outpatient review.
• Review immunosuppression flow sheets and give feedback to the named consultant and specialist nursing team.

We are committed to creating the best place to work. We promote and enhance inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Contact

Name: Lauren Johansen
Job title: Consultant in Hepatology
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 0121 333 8253